16 Blocks (Blu-ray) (Widescreen)
- Starring: Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse
- Director: Richard Donner
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A hard-drinking, hard-living cop assigned the task of transporting a small-time criminal to the nearby courthouse finds that a simple, 16-block drive can be the longest ride of his life in director Richard Donner's urban action thriller. Hung-over, has-been cop Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) has seen better days, and all that the force expects out of him these days is to stay out of trouble while he's on the clock. Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) is set to testify before a grand jury at 10:00 a.m., and it's up to Mosely to make sure that Bunker makes it to the courthouse in one piece -- a job that Mosely estimates will take a maximum of 15 minutes. A black van has been trailing the pair unnoticed, though, and after stopping off at a nearby liquor store to pick up some breakfast, Mosely emerges from the store just in time to save Eddie from the lethal bullet of a determined assassin. When backup arrives in the form of Detective Frank Nugent (David Morse), Mosely quickly realizes that the detective on Nugent's team is the same cop that Bunker is set to testify against. Now faced with the tough task of dodging bullets and eluding a massive onslaught of corrupt cops, Mosely must keep Bunker alive long enough to get him before the judge and ensure that justice is served. Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Features
- Genre: Crime & Espionage
- Category: Crime Thriller
- Theme: Crisis of Conscience, Police Corruption, Race Against Time, Witness Protection
- Release Date: October 10, 2006
- Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)Rating Opens in New Window - Profanity, Violence
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Lead Actors: Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse, Jenna Stern, Casey Sander
- Supporting Actors: Beatriz Yuste, Bradley Paterson, Brian Read, Cece Neber, Daryl Dismond, David Talbolt, Eduardo Gomez, Paul Lee, Paul Tuerpé, Toni Ellwand, Aaron Ferguson, Angela Seto, Christina Orjalo, David Sparrow, Heather Dawn, J.D. Nicholsen, Jason Burke, Jimmy Chong, Kathy Imrie, Richard Wenk
- Director: Richard Donner
- Picture Format: Widescreen
- Run Time: 1 hr 42 min
- Language: English, French
- Subtitle Language: English, French, Spanish
- Format: Blu-ray
Additional Information
- DPCI: 058-32-0025
- ASIN: B002FO6QH0
- Catalog #: 11298988
- Item can not be gift wrapped.
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- Estimated Ship Dimensions : 6.76 inches length x 5.29 inches width x 0.51 inches height
- Estimated Ship Weight: 0.20 pound.
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16 Blocks showcases director Richard Donner and star Bruce Willis at their best, lending their old-fashioned Hollywood talent to a popcorn-movie thriller that offers enough texture and emotion to help it stand out from the pack. Richard Wenk's script offers a familiar thriller premise (and one that owes a few of its plot points to The Gauntlet) but he gives it a fresh spin through rich characterizations and snappy dialogue. Better yet, he and Donner use its New York locale as a character in and of itself. However, the two elements that truly hold 16 Blocks together are its two lead performances; Willismanages to hit the right blend of movie-star machismo and world-weariness as the aging cop hero and Mos Def is a loquacious delight as the small-time con determined to change his way of thinking . David Morse also lends find support as Willis' steely, deeply hypocritical nemesis. The end result might be a little too pat for some viewers, but 16 Blocks offers fine escapist fare to any viewer who wants a good, old fashioned Hollywood thriller. Donald Guarisco, All Movie Guide
